It turn out that allHarley Quinnever need to ' make it ' as a scoundrel in the DC Universe was to haveBatmanwork for her . When all seemed mislay for Harley ’s new mission as a solo act , she was conjoin by a familiar , yet different cheek .

While Harley ’s star has turn out considerably in the last several years , it aim her a while to be taken severely as an main villain . For years , she was kick downstairs to the role of sidekick after joining the Joker in a life of crime . However , Harley seldom receive to take the Pb inJoker ’s battles against Batman . But after Harley ditched the Joker , she was ready to lead a life of villainy of her own . The only trouble was that after years of being the Joker ’s backup , no one was prepared to take her seriously . However , one person thought Harley Quinn was create so much chaos on her own that she absolutely require to have an eye kept on her .

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InHarley Quinn # 9by Karl Kesel and Pete Woods , thing are getting tense for the titulary role . An amusement car park magnate has swear revenge on Harley and has a H.M.S. Bounty placed on her head . AsHarley Quinn tries to enjoy a pleasant daytime out shopping , she ’s interrupted again and again by amateur villains trying to cash in in on the bounty . While Harley ’s able-bodied to hold her own against the numerous villains that are wrecking Gotham , the nonstop effort are slowly , but surely wearing her down . Fortunately for Harley , her crew shows up just as a H.M.S. Bounty hunter attempts to capture her . All credit entry for finding Harley amidst the chaos run to the Quinntets ' newest fifth extremity , Matches Malone , aka Batman ’s streetwise alter ego .

This is n’t the first metre Batman ’s busted out his pyro - obsess persona . TheMatches Malone camouflage is Batman’sway of gathering information on the streets of Gotham at first hand by using his charm and connections to promptly ingratiate himself with the criminal element . But busting out Matches Malone means time and attempt for Batman , so routine criminals do n’t often see him . That sort of loyalty and provision is only for dangerous baddie , meaning Harley actually do to make her way on Batman ’s radar .

To be fair , Harley was get major problems in Gotham over the bounteousness on her oral sex . Every low - economic rent and desperate scoundrel in the city was eager to get in on the huntand capture Harley Quinn . No matter where she get going , destruction followed and it only get defective the longer she evade the hunter ’s cause . Batman ’s principal goal may have been to neutralize the topsy-turvyness , but he could have just as easily done that in his standard Batsuit . Becoming Matches Malone allow Batman to get closer to Harley , and understand her . It give the Dark Knight a chance to see what Harley was like on her own rather than working with the Joker . In an left over way , by joining her gang , BatmanacknowledgedHarley Quinnwas coming into her own as a solo baddie .

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